GRAVITY 03 has brought hundreds of space technology experts together to address 12 critical industry challenge areas, including across farming and sustainable supply-chains.
Accuro, an early-stage Auckland-based startup is attracting worldwide attention with its innovative system for maturing wine and spirits and now raising a $2million funding round.
An intelligent, machine-learning robot designed to overcome labour challenges, control weeds and improve crop yields is helping shape the future of sustainable farming in Australia. Now the agritech startup, Agerris is seeking a $5 million capital raise to develop its tech and move into international markets.
Industry collaboration is helping propel the next generation of Western Australia’s agritech startups onto the world stage with the skills and knowledge to help solve agrifood challenges. A reinvigorated series of the Agtech Meetup initiative, led by Beanstalk and DPIRD, will begin in October, 2021 to help strengthen WA’s burgeoning agritech ecosystem.
The ability of Artificial Intelligence to be developed and used at scale is changing the way problems are solved – from global food shortages to weed identification. The Queensland AI Hub is encouraging a national focus to push AI’s potential by supporting local AI developers – to reduce risk across the supply chain and take control of Australia’s assets, from natural resources to power.
It was billed as the ‘had to have’ ticket for investment-ready startups at evokeAG. 2020, and now interest in the evokeAG. 2022 Investor Dinner has stepped up a notch, with investors equally excited to secure their own seat at the table.
Applications for the evokeAG. 2022 Startup Program are now open. This is an excellent opportunity for agrifood startups and scaleups to showcase their products, solutions and technologies at the Asia Pacific's premier agrifood tech event – evokeAG..
The push to develop perennial wheats suitable for Australian conditions is gathering momentum. Delivering improved sustainability, on-farm profitability, and nutritional outcomes – perennial wheats have everyone from mixed farmers to artisan brewers and bakers excited.
A world-first autonomous robotic asparagus harvester – developed in partnership with Robotics Plus, the University of Waikato researchers and the New Zealand Asparagus Council – is geared to unlock high-value export market opportunities for Kiwi growers.
Key decisions for successful farm management rely on data, but how can you see the big picture when that information is spread across countless apps or computer programs? Innovative agritech startup Pairtree has created a solution for time-poor producers with a universal dashboard that captures and displays the essential data in one place.
